Lionel pre-516r
STANDARD GAUGE RED COAL HOPPER CAR
| Built 1928-40. Red body, black frame, Brass plates, trim, ladders, and brake wheels; Gold rubber-stamped data; nickel journals, coal load. Available as part of a special coal train led by the black No. 318 engine. Heavy steel construction. By turning a brass hand wheel, the bottoms of the car open. Came with or without simulated metal coal load. MORE DETAILS Much like the 216, the 516 that was cataloged from 1928 through 1940 was remarkably consistent throughout its production run. The cars were always painted red and, in most cases, had a blacksheet metal simulated coal load installed in them. As originally produced, the cars had trucks with nickel journals, brass trim and brass plates with black lettering.As part of what was believed to be a special production run intended for use in special coal train sets in 1929-1930, some of the cars had reporting marks and various other data rubber stamped in gold on their sides. Copper journals appeared in 1930 or 1931.Seperate sale cars were produced without simulated coal loads. As a rule, cars that were originally produced with loads will have evidence of these, either through wear or damage from the removal of the load.In 1935 the journals reverted back to nickel.Some of these cars were also rubber stamped with the gold reporting marks.Strangely, some of the copper journal equipped cars were also produced with nickel trim and black lettered brass plates.In 1936 or 1937, the plates began to be made of aluminum with black lettering. The trim and journals were nickel. |
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